Standard Two: Educational Program and its Effectiveness
Supporting Documentation
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2A: General Requirements and Undergraduate Program
General Requirements and Undergraduate Program
Required Documentation
RD 2A-01: Instruments and procedures used to measure educational program effectiveness.
- Institutional Assessment Plan
- 2009 Institutional Assessment Report Executive Summary
- 2009 Institutional Assessment Report (full)
- Collegiate Learning Assessment 2006-2007 Institutional Report (in Exhibit Room under RD 1-02)
- Voluntary System of Accountability College Portrait
- Department/Program Assessment Information and Procedures
- Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Assessment
RD 2A-02: Inventory of documents that demonstrate the appraisal of educational program outcomes. The documents are to be available on campus for examination by the evaluation committee. Examples may include:
- annual goals and assessment of success in their accomplishment;
- studies of alumni and former students;
- studies regarding effectiveness of programs and their graduates;
- test comparisons that reveal beginning and ending competencies;
- surveys of student satisfaction.
Department/Program Level Assessment:
- Department/Program Assessment Reports
- A collection of examples is available in the Exhibit Room under RD 2A-02
Academic Services Assessment:
- Writing Programs Assessment
- The Writing Center Annual Report 2008-2009 (hard copy exhibit)
- Writing Placement Information
- Writing Course Guidelines
- Upper Division Writing Proficiency Assessment Report, April 2009 (hard copy exhibit)
- Math PiLOT Program Progress Report (hard copy exhibit)
- Mansfield Library LibQUAL+ Surveys
General Education Learning Outcomes Assessment:
- Library Information Literacy Curriculum Tables
- Group V-Literary and Artistic Studies Assessment (hard copy exhibit)
- Evaluation of CHMY302E: Chemical Literature and Scientific Writing Assessment, an upper-division writing course and a general education course, Group VIII-Ethics and Human Values (hard copy exhibit)
Surveys of Student Satisfaction:
- National Survey of Student Engagement (hard copy exhibit)
- Transfer Student Satisfaction Survey Fall 2004
Graduate Surveys:
- Annual Graduate Survey Reports
- 2008 Graduate Survey Report (hard copy exhibit)
RD 2A-03: Inventory of degree programs that have been added or deleted in the last five years.
- Degrees and Certificates Added or Terminated Since 2005 (hard copy exhibit)
- Curriculum Changes Inventory (hard copy exhibit)
- Approved Curriculum Changes, Faculty Senate Website
RD 2A-04: Number of degrees granted in each program for the last three years.
- Number of Degrees Granted by Program, FY 2003-FY 2009 (hard copy exhibit)
RD 2A-05: Published statements or other written rationale for the general education program.
- General Education Framework (hard copy exhibit)
- General Education Criteria/Outcomes
- General Education Requirements
- List of Approved General Education Courses
- Example of Letter to Faculty in Perspective (hard copy exhibit)
- Example General Education Form: ENLT 349: Studies in Medieval Literature
- Memo from Writing Committee Regarding Transition Plan for new General Education Writing Requirements (hard copy exhibit)
- Montana University System Core Curriculum Learning Outcomes
- Montana University System's Learning Outcomes for English Composition
- Board of Regents Policy 301.10: General Education Transfer Policy; Montana University System
- Board of Regents Policy 301.12: Undergraduate Degree Requirements
Required Exhibits
RE 2A-01: Statement of degree objectives for each degree program.
RE 2A-02: Description of curriculum development bodies and advisory groups, with rules of procedure and recent minutes.
- Board of Regents Policy 303.1: Curriculum Proposals
- Board of Regents Policy 303.2: Curriculum Proposals; Community Colleges
- Office of the Provost - Curriculum and Program Approval Process
- Faculty Senate
- Articles
- Bylaws
- Meeting Minutes (also see Archived Minutes)
- Academic Standards and Curriculum Committee (ASCRC)
- As referenced in the Faculty Senate Bylaws
- Meeting Minutes
- General Education Committee
- Writing Committee
- Faculty Library Committee
- As referenced in the Faculty Senate Bylaws
- Meeting Minutes
- Graduate Council
- As referenced in the Faculty Senate Bylaws
- Meeting Minutes
RE 2A-03: Complete departmental or program self-studies prepared for part of this self-study.
- Academic Program Review Reports
- Academic Program Review Information and Procedures
- Academic Program Review Schedule
- Inventory of Program Reviews and/or Accreditation Self-Studies (that are available upon request) (hard copy exhibit)
RE 2A-04: Evaluation forms and summary reports of student evaluations of faculty and courses.
- Evaluation Ratings Summary, Autumn 2008 and Spring 2009 (hard copy exhibit)
- Summaries of student evaluations of faculty and courses from 2008 and 2009 are available in the Exhibit Room under RE 2A-04
RE 2A-05: Self-study and evaluation committee reports from external reviews and the most recent professional accreditation visits and documentation of resulting actions.
RE 2A-06: Criteria and procedures for admission and retention of students, maintenance of student records, and awarding of credit, including credit for prior experiential learning.
RE 2A-07: Policies regarding transfer of credit, including articulation agreements with other institutions.
- Board of Regents Policy 301.5: Transfer of Credits; MUS and Community Colleges
- Board of Regents Policy 301.5.1: System of Controls
- Board of Regents Policy 301.10: General Education Transfer Policy, Montana University System
- Board of Regents Policy 301.5.5: Equivalent Course Identification and Numbering
- Montana University System Transfer Initiative
- Articulation Agreements
RE 2A-08: Policies regarding remedial work.
RE 2A-09: Description of the materials and forms used in the academic advisement process.
- Undergraduate Advising Center
- "How College Works" Advising Handbook
- A collection of advising forms is available in the Exhibit Room under RE 2A-09
RE 2A-10: Grade distribution studies.
- A collection of grade distribution studies is available in Exhibit Room under RE 2A-10
- Fall 2007 DEF Analysis (hard copy exhibit)
- Grade Distribution Fall 2001 versus Fall 2009 (hard copy exhibit)
RE 2A-11: Policies governing public service.
- UFA Collective Bargaining Agreement, see Sections 6.200; 9.320; 15.220 (in Exhibit Room under RE 4-01)
Suggested Materials
SM 2A-01: Compilation of entering freshman student ability measures.
- College Portrait: Undergraduate Admissions Information
- UM Common Data Set, 2008-2009, see Sections C9 and C10 (hard copy exhibit)
- Retention and Graduation Rates, Fall 1991 to Fall 2007 (hard copy exhibit)
- Math Placement Data
SM 2A-02: Samples of course examinations and other instruments used to assess student achievement or competency and, when possible, available work products determined to be of different levels of quality.
- Math Literacy Exam (hard copy exhibit)
- Writing Examples from Art 203: Introduction to Art Criticism (hard copy exhibit)
- Writing Example from EVST 302: Introduction to Environmental Regulation (hard copy exhibit)
SM 2A-03: Funds devoted to research, if applicable, for each of the past three years; principal sources of such funds.
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Research and Other Sponsored Programs Expenditures in Academic Affairs, FY 2007-FY 2009 (hard copy exhibit)
Other Supporting Materials
OSM 2A-01: Academic Units and Program Inventory
- Academic Units
- Program Inventory (Montana University System - searchable database)
OSM 2A-02: Department/Program Accreditation Information
- Department/Program Accreditation Information Chart (hard copy exhibit)
OSM 2A-03: Freshman and Transfer Student Transition Courses Syllabi